Distribution Center Mgr

Are you known for your operations management and strong leadership skills? Are you passionate about directing inbound and outbound logistics and ensuring maximum operating efficiency, all while building a team that works towards a common goal of providing white-glove customer service?

As a Distribution Center Manager for IDI, you oversee all site operations, ensuring a consistent high level of service, profitability and cost efficiency, while promoting a culture of fun, excellence, passion, family and entrepreneurship. Your knowledge of inventory planning, warehouse organization and DOT regulations allows for the team to always go above and beyond to exceed the needs of our valued customers. If this sounds like what you are looking for in the next step of your career, please keep reading!

Job Summary:

Compensation: $66,000 - $92,400 (DOQ)

The DC Manager is responsible to carry out warehouse operations that include but are not limited to safety and security, order fulfillment, customer deliveries, warehouse organization, inventory counts, equipment maintenance, and inside sales. 

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Ensure supplier orders are input regularly to reflect proper materials and quantities in conjunction with usages and business needs
• Ensure adequate stock of materials are on hand at all times utilizing inventory planning systems
• Work with branch sales teams to forecast future inventory material needs and changes
• Purchases warehouse consumables such as pallets, boxes, shrink wrap, etc.
• Maximize routing efforts by calling customers located within each route to generate sales and to utilize the truck to its best capacity
• Perform inventories (cycle counting) as required per company policy to ensure accuracy of stock
• Work with inventory management to resolve discrepancies
• Provide excellent customer service for all customers up to and including assisting walk-in customers and refer them to a Sales Representative per customer’s needs
• Have knowledge of IDI’s product offerings and pricing in order to assist in sales efforts
• Assist customer with picking and loading of purchased goods, ensuring accuracy against customer sales order
• Represent company in customer-sensitive manner during all customer and supplier interactions at warehouse or customer/supplier sites
• Collect payment per established credit terms and assist the credit department as needed
• Have a working knowledge of all DOT rules and regulations governing the safe operation of company issued equipment
• Experience in utilizing Electronic Log Data (ELD) per DOT requirements
• Perform regular inspections of facilities and equipment to ensure safety compliance
• Conduct thorough safety training as prescribed by company, OHSA, and DOT guidelines and maintain required safety certifications
• Report any incidents as prescribed by company guidelines
• Ensure proper warehouse organization and production flow
• Ensure compliance in maintaining all warehouse equipment
• Unload and receive stock replenishment materials into warehouse
• Put away received goods according to company receiving policies
• Note any damaged goods in the receiving process
• Ensure clear and safe passage in all warehouse aisles and loading docks
• Pull materials to fill orders via a pick ticket in an organized fashion
• Perform multiple quality control checks to ensure accuracy of shipped goods
• Keep good records of required employee documents such as driver’s license and DOT medical cards – ensure these documents are kept up-to-date
• Ensure proper training of employees in all DOT/ OSHA regulations, document requirements, truck maintenance, warehouse processes, etc.
• Supervise proper completion of driving log and truck inspections
• Furnish disciplinary actions when needed
• Approve timesheets and PTO requests as required
• Complete reports as requested by Corporate
• Keep good records of orders, customer conversations, employee forms, etc.
• Covers for Branch Manager as needed
• Other duties as beneficial to IDI

Leadership Competencies:

• Leads Self
  • Communicates Effectively & Candidly
  • Drives for Results
  • Demonstrates Accountability
  • Takes Initiative
  • Collaborates
• Leads Others
  • Selects Top Talent
  • Develops Others
  • Thinks Strategically
  • Builds a Strong Culture
• Qualifications/Skills:
• Ability to create lasting relationships with customers
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Operate material handling equipment including a forklift, pallet jack, and shrink wrapper
• Identify product numbers and alpha/numeric codes
• Must meet the physical requirements of the position
• Proficiency in basic computer skills including MS office and ERP systems (SAP, GP, Oracle)
• Supervise, train and provide work direction to others
• Adapt and react to changes promptly
• Take initiative to encourage and suggest improvements in processes

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma required, college degree preferred or equivalent education and experience
• 2 – 4+ years’ experience in warehouse leadership preferred
• Forklift experience preferred
• Licensures and Other Requirements:
• Must meet all DOT, State and/or Legal requirements that pertain to this position

IDI Distributors is America’s largest family owned and operated wholesale insulation distributor backed by over 40 years of proven success. With over 500 employees in 55 locations across the country IDI prides itself on providing best-in-class customer service to the residential and commercial construction industry.